Much to my shame the blog schedule has now slipped so drastically that I’m covering two weeks at once. Hopefully this frequency will be manageable in the future – particularly as the next edition is due in a few days. Please don’t expect double the quality. Nepal is the second country we’ve visited on our… Read more

I’m going to claim that the weekly blog post schedule is slipping because our itinerary has become more active over the last week or so. An increase in activity wouldn’t be difficult – during our time in Rishikesh the most taxing daily activity could be the discussion (argument) around where to eat dinner. We’ve discovered… Read more

There are elections this week in Rishikesh. Haven’t worked out for what exactly, but I assume regional as there was a national general election earlier this year. A couple of methods of canvassing have made an impression on us. One is slowly driving a 4×4 around town with speakers mounted on its roof rack, alternately… Read more

Our travels started with a flight to Delhi via Kiev, followed by a taxi to Rishikesh where we’ve been staying for the past week. The drive north from Delhi was about 7 hours and gave me my first introduction to driving in India – e.g. 6 lines of traffic despite only 3 lanes, double overtaking… Read more